Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Dunant
Jean-Claude Dunant has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11934595Abstract: A user input device that includes a rotary input control is described herein. The rotary input control includes first and second ferritic substrates; first and second permanent magnets extending between the first and second ferritic substrates to form a magnetic circuit; one or more magnetizing coils wrapped around the first permanent magnet; and a wheel defining a central volume within which the first and second ferritic substrates, the first and second permanent magnets and the one or more magnetizing coils are positioned. The user input device also includes a control system configured to direct current to the one or more magnetization coils to change a magnetization of the first permanent magnet to adjust a resistance profile of the rotary input control.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond, Jean-Claude Dunant, Patrick Cerisier
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Publication number: 20240036668Abstract: A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Jean-Claude Dunant, Jan Stoeckli, Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond, Patrick Cerisier
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Patent number: 11822739Abstract: A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Jean-Claude Dunant, Jan Stoeckli, Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond, Patrick Cerisier
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Publication number: 20230280847Abstract: A peripheral device may include a body. The device may include a scroll wheel rotatably coupled with the body. The scroll wheel may include a ferromagnetic rotor. The rotor may be generally annular and may define an open interior. The rotor may define a first plurality of teeth arranged about a periphery of the open interior. The device may include a stator disposed within the open interior. The stator may define a second plurality of teeth that are alignable with the first plurality of teeth. The stator may include a plurality of electro-permanent magnets. Each of the electro-permanent magnets may be disposed within a conductive coil. The device may include a position sensor that is configured to detect an angular position of the rotor. The device may include control circuitry that controls delivery of current to the electro-permanent magnets of the stator to controls a speed of the scroll wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Maxim Vlasov, Jan Stoeckli, Baptiste Merminod, Cyril Yves Anthony Drezet, Nicolas Ramond, Jean-Claude Dunant
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Patent number: 11656694Abstract: Disclosed are computer peripheral interface devices (such as computer mice) that include a wheel member configured to rotate around an axis in a plurality of modes, where each of the plurality of modes corresponds to a respective unique friction profile. The plurality of operation modes includes a freewheel mode and at least two additional modes. The at least two additional modes includes two or more different ratchet modes, two or more different constant friction modes, or at least one constant friction mode and at least one ratchet mode. The interface device also includes an actuator assembly configured to set the wheel member to each of the plurality of operation modes.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Padraig McLoughlin, Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Nuno Miguel Pereira Dos Anjos Valverde, Jan Stoeckli, Lars Lauridsen, Jean-Claude Dunant
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Publication number: 20230152903Abstract: A keyboard system comprises a housing and a key structure having a key body and key cap. The key body includes a transceiver circuit. The key cap includes a key cap transceiver and a memory structure storing a key cap ID data and/or a key function data corresponding to a key function. The transceiver circuit can poll the key cap memory via the key cap transceiver and retrieve the key cap ID data and/or the key function data. The keyboard system can determine a mapping of a location of the key cap on the keyboard by polling it and can generate and transmit a control signal to a host computing device communicatively coupled to the keyboard system based to the key cap ID and/or the key function data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Frédéric Alexis Guillaume de Goumoëns, Jan Stoeckli, Jean-Claude Dunant
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Publication number: 20230016811Abstract: A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Jean-Claude Dunant, Jan Stoeckli, Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond, Patrick Cerisier
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Patent number: 11422643Abstract: A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Jean-Claude Dunant, Jan Stoeckli, Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond, Patrick Cerisier
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Publication number: 20210357041Abstract: Disclosed are computer peripheral interface devices (such as computer mice) that include a wheel member configured to rotate around an axis in a plurality of modes, where each of the plurality of modes corresponds to a respective unique friction profile. The plurality of operation modes includes a freewheel mode and at least two additional modes. The at least two additional modes includes two or more different ratchet modes, two or more different constant friction modes, or at least one constant friction mode and at least one ratchet mode. The interface device also includes an actuator assembly configured to set the wheel member to each of the plurality of operation modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Padraig McLoughlin, Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Nuno Miguel Pereira dos Anjos Valverde, Jan Stoeckli, Lars Lauridsen, Jean-Claude Dunant
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Patent number: 11157097Abstract: A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Jean-Claude Dunant, Jan Stoeckli, Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond
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Publication number: 20210318761Abstract: A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Jean-Claude Dunant, Jan Stoeckli, Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond
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Patent number: 11132059Abstract: Aspects of the invention include an input device comprising a housing having a region, a haptic element coupled to the housing, the haptic element configured to generate a haptic feedback and couple the haptic feedback to the region of the housing, and a force-sensitive element coupled to the housing, the force-sensitive element configured to detect a threshold input force applied-to and removed-from the region of the housing, the force-sensitive element being different from the haptic element. The haptic element may generate a first haptic feedback in response to the force-sensitive element detecting the threshold force being applied to the region of the housing, and the haptic element may generate a second haptic feedback in response to the force-sensitive element detecting the threshold force being removed from to the region of the housing, the first haptic feedback being different than the second haptic feedback.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Daniel Bonanno, Florent Berney, Nicolas Ramond, Olivier Theytaz, Jan Stoeckli, Jean-Claude Dunant
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Publication number: 20210286448Abstract: A peripheral device with an adaptive scroll wheel can be used to provide additional control of a host computing device. A variable force is used to change friction on the adaptive scroll wheel for different situations. Examples include stopping a scroll wheel at an end of a document, changing a number of ratchet steps based on a number of items on a list, and changing scroll profiles based on application, such as a scroll profile for document processing and a scroll profile for gaming.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Jean-Claude Dunant, Jan Stoeckli, Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond, Patrick Cerisier
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Patent number: 10996770Abstract: Disclosed are computer peripheral interface devices (such as computer mice) that include a wheel member configured to rotate around an axis in a plurality of modes, where each of the plurality of modes corresponds to a respective unique friction profile. The plurality of operation modes includes a freewheel mode and at least two additional modes. The at least two additional modes includes two or more different ratchet modes, two or more different constant friction modes, or at least one constant friction mode and at least one ratchet mode. The interface device also includes an actuator assembly configured to set the wheel member to each of the plurality of operation modes.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventors: Padraig McLoughlin, Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Nuno Miguel Pereira dos Anjos Valverde, Jan Stoeckli, Lars Lauridsen, Jean-Claude Dunant
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Publication number: 20200004352Abstract: Disclosed are computer peripheral interface devices (such as computer mice) that include a wheel member configured to rotate around an axis in a plurality of modes, where each of the plurality of modes corresponds to a respective unique friction profile. The plurality of operation modes includes a freewheel mode and at least two additional modes. The at least two additional modes includes two or more different ratchet modes, two or more different constant friction modes, or at least one constant friction mode and at least one ratchet mode. The interface device also includes an actuator assembly configured to set the wheel member to each of the plurality of operation modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Padraig McLoughlin, Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Nuno Miguel Pereira dos Anjos Valverde, Jan Stoeckli, Lars Lauridsen, Jean-Claude Dunant
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Publication number: 20200004346Abstract: A user input device that includes a rotary input control is described herein. The rotary input control includes first and second ferritic substrates; first and second permanent magnets extending between the first and second ferritic substrates to form a magnetic circuit; one or more magnetizing coils wrapped around the first permanent magnet; and a wheel defining a central volume within which the first and second ferritic substrates, the first and second permanent magnets and the one or more magnetizing coils are positioned. The user input device also includes a control system configured to direct current to the one or more magnetization coils to change a magnetization of the first permanent magnet to adjust a resistance profile of the rotary input control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Maxim Vlasov, Nicolas Ramond, Jean-Claude Dunant, Patrick Cerisier
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Publication number: 20190079584Abstract: Aspects of the invention include an input device comprising a housing having a region, a haptic element coupled to the housing, the haptic element configured to generate a haptic feedback and couple the haptic feedback to the region of the housing, and a force-sensitive element coupled to the housing, the force-sensitive element configured to detect a threshold input force applied-to and removed-from the region of the housing, the force-sensitive element being different from the haptic element. The haptic element may generate a first haptic feedback in response to the force-sensitive element detecting the threshold force being applied to the region of the housing, and the haptic element may generate a second haptic feedback in response to the force-sensitive element detecting the threshold force being removed from to the region of the housing, the first haptic feedback being different than the second haptic feedback.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Daniel Bonanno, Florent Berney, Nicolas Ramond, Olivier Theytaz, Jan Stoeckli, Jean-Claude Dunant
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Patent number: 10191518Abstract: Input devices having a thin profile and good comfort and feel are disclosed. In embodiments, an input device includes a sensor layer configured to effectuate a key press upon application of an activation force, and a collapsible layer coupled to the sensor layer. The collapsible layer may be configured to collapse in response to a collapsing force that is substantially equal to the activation force. When the collapsible layer collapses, the sensor layer may simultaneously effectuate the key press in response to application of the collapsing force.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Samuel Siegfried, Jean-Claude Dunant, Baptiste Merminod, Regis Croisonnier, Olivier Theytaz
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Publication number: 20170139443Abstract: Input devices having a thin profile and good comfort and feel are disclosed. In embodiments, an input device includes a sensor layer configured to effectuate a key press upon application of an activation force, and a collapsible layer coupled to the sensor layer. The collapsible layer may be configured to collapse in response to a collapsing force that is substantially equal to the activation force. When the collapsible layer collapses, the sensor layer may simultaneously effectuate the key press in response to application of the collapsing force.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Samuel Siegfried, Jean-Claude Dunant, Baptiste Merminod, Regis Croisonnier, Olivier Theytaz
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Publication number: 20170060258Abstract: Input devices having a thin profile and good comfort and feel are disclosed. In embodiments, an input device includes a sensor layer configured to effectuate a key press upon application of an activation force, and a collapsible layer coupled to the sensor layer. The collapsible layer may be configured to collapse in response to a collapsing force that is substantially equal to the activation force. When the collapsible layer collapses, the sensor layer may simultaneously effectuate the key press in response to application of the collapsing force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Samuel Siegfried, Jean-Claude Dunant, Baptiste Merminod, Regis Croisonnier, Olivier Theytaz